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SUBMITTER: Almeida D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4860681 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Almeida Daniela D Maldonado Emanuel E Khan Imran I Silva Liliana L Gilbert M Thomas P MT Zhang Guojie G Jarvis Erich D ED O'Brien Stephen J SJ Johnson Warren E WE Antunes Agostinho A
Genome biology and evolution 20160413 4
The cytochrome P450 (CYP) superfamily defends organisms from endogenous and noxious environmental compounds, and thus is crucial for survival. However, beyond mammals the molecular evolution of CYP2 subfamilies is poorly understood. Here, we characterized the CYP2 family across 48 avian whole genomes representing all major extant bird clades. Overall, 12 CYP2 subfamilies were identified, including the first description of the CYP2F, CYP2G, and several CYP2AF genes in avian genomes. Some of the C ...[more]